Broom.



R. A. HOUSTON.

BROOM.

APPUcATmN FILED xuLY 28, |915.

Patented Oct. 19, i915.

Mudo@ ROBERT A. HOUSTON, 0F FORT DODG, KANSAS.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 17915.

Application tiled J'uly 28., 1915. Serial No. 42,293.

To all whom, it may concern l .Be it known that I, ROBERT A. HOUSTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Dodge, in the county of Ford and State oflKansas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Brooms, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in brooms.

The object of'my invention is to provide a broom of novel construction, and which will permit of the ready detachment from the handle of a worn out brush head and of 'the substitution therefor'of a new brush head.

A further object of my invention is to provide a broom in which the brush head and the holder therefor, may be sold separately as distillct articles of manufacture.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a brush head for a broom compris ing straws attached to the stalks and bound together, thereby reducing the liability of Straws becoming detached, as often occurs with the ordinary broom in which the straws are cut from the stalks.

My `invention provides still further a.v

' ing springs and ring in the released positions, a portion of the handle and part of the socket member being broken awayz Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal sectiona'l view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of myl improved brush head. Fig. 6 is an elevation of one o f the broom corn heads which forms part of the brush head.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

` l designates an ordinary broom handle having a reduced lower end fitted in and secured to an oblong block 2, which is fitted within and is secured to a. socket member il l havingthe shap'e of a flattened hollow conc.

The block 2 is preferably of wood. Tile vsocket member 3 is `preferably formed of suitable sheet metal,- such as brass, steel or copper. The socket member 3 projects below..v the block 2, thereby forming a socket which is adapted to receive therein a detachable brush head, such as is shown in Fig. 5. TheJ brush head preferably consists of a plu= rahty of broom corn heads, one of which is shown in Fig. 6, and the straws of which, designated by 4, arev left attached to p0rtions of the stalks The broom corn heads are held bound together by means vof a plurality of horizontal bands G, preferably of sheet metal. The upper end of the brush head i's of a form which will neatl \1 lit in the socket provided in the lower end of the socket member 3. .\s a means for detachably retaining the brush head in the socket member 3, I provide two V-shaped clamping members 7, preferabl)y of spring wire. The free ends of the members 7 are inwardly turned andare adapted to respectively enter holes 8 provided respectivelv in opposite sides of theloiver band G. '.lhe upper ends of the V-shaped hlamping members 7 are secured, preferably fivotally, to the handle 'l by means of a staple t) which extends through the. handle' 1Y .and between the arms of said -V-shaped memlwrs.v the ends of the staple being inserted in opposite sides ot the handle l and embracing' the upper ends of the clamping members 7. Slidably mounted on the handle 1 is a ring 10, preferably elliptical. and adapted to slide over the arms ot the clamping members 7. Figs. i and 2, thereby releasably holding the intnrned ends of said members in the holes 8 Y respectively.

The brush head is preferably provided, below the bands (i. with a plurality of transverse seams l1. disposed one above the other and corresponding' in number to the length of straw and size of. broom head.' vlVhen the straw wears olf, the'stitches of'the lowermost seam may be cnt and uuravclcd, thus renewing the pliabilitv offthe brush. the straws wear off still more. the next scam aboveA may be unravclcd. This ma! be repeated until all of the scams have been removed. This construction greatly increases tlnI period of usefulness of the. brush head. ll'hen a brush head has become worn out, th(` ring l() is slipped to tho position shown in Fig'. il. and the members 7 al` l disengaged from the brush head, whereupon the latter will 'al of the socket member 3. A new brush head ma)v then be inserted and engaged with the clamping members 7, the ringv l()l beingV slipped over said members to the position shown in Fig. l. As the straws are attached to the stalks 5, they will not loosen from the brush head as they do in the ordinaiiY broonn Similar lengths of stra ws are used for different' sizes of brooms, thus enabling the utilization of all lengths otbroonn corn heads. As shown in Fig. 3, the wires P' are preferably curved with the convex sides out, therebyr enabling the ring 1() to be securely held in the locked position and to canse said wires to exert a spring pressure against the brush h ad so as to be reliably held engaged therewith.

l do not. limit my inventionto the structure shown and described, its 'inodications, within the scope of the appendedelaims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my inrention.

Vvlhat I claim. is: Y -V l. Yln a broom, a handle, a socket member Secured to one end thereof, a brush head adapted to be detachably mountedin said socket member, a damping device secured to the handle and harin,-' r` means t'or engaging' and holding the brush head in said socket member, and airing); slidablyengagingthe handle and adapted when moved thereon to the proper position to hold the clamping device engaged with the brush head.

In a broom, a handle, a socket member secured to one end thereof, a brush head adapted to be detacl'iably mounted in said socket member, a spring clamping member attached to the handle and having' means Afor engaging the brush head and holding it in said socket member, and a ring slidably mounted on the handle and adapted to slide onto the clampingmember so as to hold tbeelampinej meu'iber engaged with the brush head.

53. ln a broom, a handle, a, socket member secured to one end thereof, a brush head adapted to he detichablyy mounted in said socket nien'iber, a V shaped clamping member secured to the handle and having the free ends of 'its arms inwardly extending and adapted to enter the brush head and retain-it in said socket member, and means for releasably holding said V' shaped clamping,Y member engaged with said brush head.

4. In a broom, a handle, a socket member seein-ed to one end thereof, a brush head adapted to be demehabl)r mounted in said socket member, a. V shaped clamping member secured to the handle and haring' the free ends of its arms inwardly extending and adapted to enter the brush head and retain it in said socket member, and a ring slidable on the handle onto and off from the arms of said V shaped member and adapted when slid to the proper position to releasably hold said arms engaged with said brush head.

5. In a broom, a handle, a socket member secured thereto and adapted to receive a brush head, a curve-d. spring clam ping mem ber pivoted at its upper end to the handle and having an inwardly turned lower end adapted tti-engage the brush head, and a ring slidably mounted on the handle and adapte-d to embrace and hold said clamping member in the brush head engaging position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ROBERT A.. HOUSTON. 

